LINGAYEN— Twenty-two year old Denielle Joie Magno, the beauty contestant from Bayambang town was named “Darling of the Press,” the first special award in the search of the Limgas na Pangasinan 2016 She was picked by the members of the Pangasinan media during a press presentation held at the Urduja…
STATIONS OF THE CROSS — The start of the observance of the Lenten season by Christians is marked by prayers for the Stations of the Cross similar to the annual tradition held at the Capitol complex led by Gov. Amado Espino and employees of the provincial government every Holy Wednesday. (Punchphoto…
LINGAYEN—About 49% of 30,100 teenage girls have so far became pregnant with their first born even before they reached the age of adulthood. This was gleaned from the report of Ellsworth Gonzales, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Population Office (PPO) during the first Provincial Population Congress. “We cannot really say, yet,…
WASTE 2 WORTH PROJECT THE implementation of the Waste 2 Worth project in Dagupan City can be expected this year given the assurance by President Aquino to City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez during his visit two weeks ago. Mayor Fernandez said the President assured her that upon his instruction, both…
PROTECTING ENDANGERED SPECIES THREE endangered species of sea turtles recovered by the National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center (NIFTDC) from their finders were released back to the sea on March 22. When NIFTDC Chief Dr. Westly Rosario led the release of the turtles back to the sea, it was witnessed by pupils of…
LINGAYEN— Barangay service point officers (BSPOs) in the province were gathered for the first provincial population congress in the region last March 16, 2016. Ellsworth Gonzales, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Population Office (PPO), said the congress was held to thank the BSPOs for their volunteerism and strengthen the population programs…
DAGUPAN City has been chosen by the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTI) and the Information Technology Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) as one of the Top Ten Next Wave Cities in 2015. This was gleaned in a letter dated March 10, 2016 to Ed Casulla, chairman of…
STA. BARBARA— Another supply of over 3,000 bags of certified palay seeds were distributed by the provincial government to farmers in various towns who were affected by Typhoon Lando in October 2015. Gov. Amado Espino Jr. personally turned over the certified palay seeds to the Pangasinan Federation of Irrigators’ Association…
LINGAYEN—The intense summer heat is boon to salt industry of Pangasinan but detrimental to fishponds. Maximo Abesamis, 78, a major player in both salt and bangus industry for decades in western part of Pangasinan, said the longer the hot, dry season, more salt can be produced. “But the minute it…
URDANETA CITY—After the successful staging of the week-long first Kalamilk (carabao milk) Festival that culminated with a city charter parade on Monday, it will be an official annual event in this city. This was announced by the city government in reiterating its support for the local dairy industry. Officials of…
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